It has been a few days since the Wii U was released in the US and am just wondering. Are you still getting to grips with the Wii U pad or does it just feel right. Today when I went into GAME (UK) they had a Wii U basic pack hooked up to a 32" HDTV. I picked up the controller and almost instantly is felt....right. It did not feel awkward to hold or press any of the buttons. The back buttons/triggers seem to be well placed.

Before today I was always worried about the Wii U pad being awkward and uncomfortable to use. I also thought the pad was going to be huge going by the pictures but it really is not big at all.

all of the buttons are positioned well. The triggers are indeed well placed and i've yet to hit them by accident.

response of the touch screen is perfect. There hasn't been a single time where I touched the screen and it failed to respond.

Cons

rumble is super weak

analog sticks are slippery. Pretty much exactly like the nunchuck's analog stick. There are 3rd party solutions for this however if it really bugs you.

you can't turn the screen off while playing any game. I want to switch it off to save battery life while playing mario single player and there isn't a way. I know I could switch to a wii remote... but I want to use the new controller damnit! This feature seems like a no brainer and hopefully can be added in a future update.

To be honest when they first announced the controller I instantly assumed it was going to be difficult to get used to (as awesome as the concept was). When I went to my city's Wii U Experience over the summer, however, I was surprised at the controller's light weight and how well it fit in my hands. Now that I own one, I love it even more!